Course Title: Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (Research)

Thesis Title: Determinants of the adoption of electronic government by citizens: An empirical investigation of Iraqi Kurdistan

Supervisors: Prof Linda Botterill and Prof John Campbell

Abstract:

E-government initiatives are in their early years in many developing countries. The success of these initiatives is highly dependent on citizens’ adoption of e-government services. This study integrates the constructs proposed by established models in technology acceptance to explore the factors that determine Kurdish citizens’ intention to use e-government services for transactional purposes.

Short Bio:

Khosro is on scholarship from the government of Kurdistan in Iraq. He is completing his Doctorate degree at the University of Canberra under the supervision of Professor Linda Botterill and Professor John Campbell. He received his MBA from University of Canberra in 2009. He graduated with a Bachelor of Management from Salahaddin University in Erbil, Iraq in 2005. His research focuses on evaluating Kurdish citizens behavioural intention towards the implementation of electronic government in this region.